Understanding how individuals form and maintain strong social networks has emerged as a
significant public health priority as a result of the increased focus on the epidemic of …

Loneliness is a complex set of aversive feelings that arises when people perceive that their
belongingness needs are not being met. Usually, these feelings of loneliness are temporary …

People spend a substantial portion of their lives engaged in conversation, and yet, our
scientific understanding of conversation is still in its infancy. Here, we introduce a large …

Anecdotal evidence indicates that people believe that morality is declining,. In a series of
studies using both archival and original data (n= 12,492,983), we show that people in at …

Allyship is a way for advantaged groups to advance equity, yet acts of allyship are infrequent
or limited. Here we explore a potential reason for this: a miscalibration between advantaged …

Despite the clear benefits that social connection offers to well-being, strangers in close
physical proximity regularly ignore each other due to their tendency to underestimate the …

Performing random acts of kindness increases happiness in both givers and receivers, but
we find that givers systematically undervalue their positive impact on recipients. In both field …

We review findings from social psychology and related fields to examine the bidirectional
relationship between the public—what are their views about climate change and the need …

Performing acts of kindness increases well-being, yet people can be reluctant to ask for help
that would enable others' kindness. We suggest that people may be overly reluctant …

Subjective well-being is characterized by relatively frequent positive emotions, relatively
infrequent negative emotions, and high life satisfaction. Although myriad research topics …